Bhutan - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Bhutan was $1,188,476,000 as of 2020. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,304,563,000 in 2011 and $499,404,600 in 2006.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
2006 $499,404,600
2007 $586,339,000
2008 $765,638,700
2009 $682,167,100
2010 $935,242,400
2011 $1,304,563,000
2012 $1,207,864,000
2013 $1,100,836,000
2014 $1,118,360,000
2015 $1,203,681,000
2016 $1,237,308,000
2017 $1,234,919,000
2018 $1,248,481,000
2019 $1,229,725,000
2020 $1,188,476,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Bhutan was $1,075,564,000 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,305,876,000 in 2018 and $51,145,040 in 1980.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 $51,145,040
1981 $70,324,480
1982 $71,035,940
1983 $75,792,080
1984 $76,389,970
1985 $88,067,900
1986 $105,563,800
1987 $96,440,580
1988 $139,419,500
1989 $104,771,400
1990 $95,659,620
1991 $102,168,000
1992 $140,203,700
1993 $103,725,600
1994 $106,766,300
1995 $129,190,300
1996 $144,504,100
1997 $168,768,100
1998 $186,282,100
1999 $212,456,100
2000 $212,059,100
2001 $227,453,400
2002 $264,919,900
2003 $316,165,500
2004 $436,818,200
2005 $527,747,500
2006 $531,258,300
2007 $685,306,900
2008 $729,319,200
2009 $786,732,000
2010 $1,121,424,000
2011 $1,282,995,000
2012 $1,149,630,000
2013 $1,119,923,000
2014 $1,122,774,000
2015 $1,271,189,000
2016 $1,161,352,000
2017 $1,252,714,000
2018 $1,305,876,000
2019 $1,221,922,000
2020 $1,075,564,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Bhutan was 79,698,790,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,308,180,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 402,000,000 in 1980.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 402,000,000
1981 609,010,000
1982 672,000,000
1983 765,500,000
1984 867,790,000
1985 1,089,400,000
1986 1,331,160,000
1987 1,249,870,000
1988 1,940,720,000
1989 1,700,440,000
1990 1,675,000,000
1991 2,323,300,000
1992 3,634,080,000
1993 3,162,595,000
1994 3,349,260,000
1995 4,189,640,000
1996 5,119,780,000
1997 6,127,970,000
1998 7,686,000,000
1999 9,148,360,000
2000 9,529,934,000
2001 10,733,530,000
2002 12,877,760,000
2003 14,726,990,000
2004 19,796,600,000
2005 23,273,660,000
2006 24,069,720,000
2007 28,336,410,000
2008 31,729,180,000
2009 38,082,000,000
2010 51,278,000,000
2011 59,878,000,000
2012 61,433,000,000
2013 65,625,000,000
2014 68,522,350,000
2015 81,549,190,000
2016 78,037,420,000
2017 81,578,710,000
2018 89,308,180,000
2019 86,048,080,000
2020 79,698,790,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Bhutan was 1,035,416,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,271,189,000 in 2015 and 116,682,500 in 1993.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1990 151,445,600
1991 186,100,400
1992 256,908,400
1993 116,682,500
1994 123,570,700
1995 154,573,200
1996 188,892,400
1997 226,089,500
1998 283,571,100
1999 337,525,600
2000 351,602,100
2001 382,948,000
2002 448,350,600
2003 502,235,900
2004 645,485,400
2005 729,307,000
2006 713,880,400
2007 792,154,200
2008 813,947,100
2009 930,712,800
2010 1,198,164,000
2011 1,269,570,000
2012 1,179,119,000
2013 1,158,071,000
2014 1,120,172,000
2015 1,271,189,000
2016 1,186,979,000
2017 1,182,262,000
2018 1,259,958,000
2019 1,181,746,000
2020 1,035,416,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Bhutan was -12.38 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.05 in 1992 and a minimum value of -54.58 in 1993.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1991 22.88
1992 38.05
1993 -54.58
1994 5.90
1995 25.09
1996 22.20
1997 19.69
1998 25.42
1999 19.03
2000 4.17
2001 8.92
2002 17.08
2003 12.02
2004 28.52
2005 12.99
2006 -2.12
2007 10.96
2008 2.75
2009 14.35
2010 28.74
2011 5.96
2012 -7.12
2013 -1.79
2014 -3.27
2015 13.48
2016 -6.62
2017 -0.40
2018 6.57
2019 -6.21
2020 -12.38

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Bhutan was 28,064,250,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,454,710,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 3,162,600,000 in 1993.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1990 4,104,828,000
1991 5,044,123,000
1992 6,963,326,000
1993 3,162,600,000
1994 3,349,300,000
1995 4,189,600,000
1996 5,119,800,000
1997 6,128,000,000
1998 7,686,000,000
1999 9,148,400,000
2000 9,529,934,000
2001 10,379,540,000
2002 12,152,240,000
2003 13,612,760,000
2004 17,495,440,000
2005 19,767,370,000
2006 19,349,240,000
2007 21,470,800,000
2008 22,061,480,000
2009 25,226,330,000
2010 32,475,410,000
2011 34,410,820,000
2012 31,959,210,000
2013 31,388,720,000
2014 30,361,500,000
2015 34,454,710,000
2016 32,172,260,000
2017 32,044,390,000
2018 34,150,310,000
2019 32,030,400,000
2020 28,064,250,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Bhutan was 46.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 72.44 in 2010, while its lowest value was 33.25 in 1990.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 39.73
1981 50.54
1982 50.25
1983 48.37
1984 47.61
1985 53.94
1986 55.20
1987 39.72
1988 51.21
1989 39.58
1990 33.25
1991 42.51
1992 58.37
1993 45.90
1994 41.22
1995 44.48
1996 47.62
1997 47.91
1998 51.25
1999 53.21
2000 49.96
2001 49.29
2002 50.86
2003 52.34
2004 64.00
2005 66.22
2006 60.72
2007 58.66
2008 59.40
2009 63.75
2010 72.44
2011 72.20
2012 64.54
2013 63.77
2014 58.87
2015 63.45
2016 53.79
2017 51.12
2018 53.37
2019 48.19
2020 46.45

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments